Step 1:
The first step to converting 270877.97721 to a fraction is to re-write 270877.97721 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 270877.97721 can be written as simply 270877.97721/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 270877.97721, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 270877.97721/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 270877.97721/1 each by 100000:
Step 3:
Now the last step is to simplify the fraction (if possible) by finding similar factors and cancelling them out, which leads to the following answer for 270877.97721 as a fraction:
270878/1 / 1